"Wenn man in der CSU wirklich alles falsch macht und in einem populistischen Alleinritt (.) eine Unterschrift hinschreibt, die den arbeitenden Teil Deutschlands eine Viertelmilliarde € kostet so ist man am Ende immer noch Bundesminister a. D"
Unfassbar!
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/andreas-scheuer-csu-maut-debakel-1.6003683
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1677233019411677185
The Orban government is not a partner for "cooperation". They are Putins Trojan Horse in Europe and they do everything they can to sabotage EU policy.
Happy smiles and handshakes tell you one thing: @EPP has an Austria-problem. https://n.respublicae.eu/k_edtstadler/status/1677229425761370120
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Karoline Edtstadler: Good exchange with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on the occasion of today's trilateral Summit meeting. It is important that we continue to cooperate even more decisively and tackle illegal migration, organised crime and human smuggling together. 🇭🇺🇦🇹🇷🇸 https://t.co/Zal3Lnspie
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1677236494002421760
Manfred Webers Italian friends (Fratelli) want to merge ECR and EPP groups in the European Parliament. That would make Polish PiS part of the governing coalition in Brussels.
Alarming!
https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/plus246237174/Meloni-Vertrauter-Crosetto-So-planen-Konservative-und-Rechtsnationale-ein-Buendnis-in-Bruessel.html
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1677258024057020418
Re @JanDenis_Wulff Starke Bewerbung! 💪💚🇪🇺
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676968134895628293
Lviv is a mere 200 kilometers from Hungarian territory. But instead of any word of condemnation, the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs was meeting Putins stooges in Budapest yesterday.
What a shame.
https://t.co/01YLsZGEdE
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676881372735062016
RT Katalin Halmai
According to official explanation, the expensive property would be used for events during Hungary's six-month EU presidency. But it would rather become a centre to promote Orbán's illiberal policies and views on the EU, @nepszava writes https://n.respublicae.eu/eublogo/status/1676446778118356993
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Katalin Halmai: ‼️The luxury property, which was purchased by the Hungarian state in 2021, is located in the government district of Brussels. Its renovation alone will cost €5.6 million. @nepszava in collaboration with @tijd tried to uncover the hidden details https://nepszava.hu/luxushaz-brusszel-orban-kormany-kozpenz-felujitas-ner
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/eublogo/status/1676827404520632321
RT Julian Pahlke
Die sog. Brandmauer der Union bröckelt jetzt auch im Bundestag.
Im Europaausschuss hat die AfD gerade die Absetzung des Energieeffizienzgesetzes von der Tagesordnung beantragt.
Unter anderem Andreas Scheuer hat der AfD zugestimmt.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/J_Pahlke/status/1676585417645203456
Love the t-shirt! Thank you @maitepagaza 🇪🇺❤️ https://t.co/lGMUhgsZiE
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676596003103703040
There's a brutal war raging in their immediate neighborhood. But for Orbans spokesperson it's Hungary under "attack" from Brussels.
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Zoltan Kovacs: ❗️A new report from Brussels attacking Hungary has confirmed that, despite the fact that we have fulfilled all our commitments and are in constant consultation with the @EU_Commission, the pressure continues. Hungary is under attack because we do not join the pro-war group. We do… https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1676565154782117888
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676603230812340224
If you want to know what Putins stooges are up to these days you only need to check the Facebook page of Hungarian MoFA Peter Szijjarto. https://t.co/C6dovrq24G
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676532361167601664
Today's rule of law report:
▶️Poland and Hungary still with poor rule of law record
▶️progressing slowly in some areas - where the Commission wants them to in order to unfreeze funds
▶️backsliding even further in others (fundamental rights, media freedom)
Conclusion: /1 https://t.co/5wZ1pJOef4
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676516868994002945
Re Freezing EU funds works - at least to a certain extent! Without financial sanctions, we wouldnt have seen any movements by PL+HU govts. Especially in judiciary. BUT: Most reforms just exist on paper. There is no substantial development towards rule of law+democratic standards/2
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676519546532790274
Re What Commission must do:
Ask Poland and Hungary for more! It must be clear that there won't be EU money in exchange for homeopathic reform. Keep EU funds frozen and ask for substantial measures. PL+HU must not get away minor shifts in an otherwise authoritarian course! /end
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676521507541983234
Hungary buying a building in Brussels for 10 million Euros to serve as shiny event venue for their Council Presidency.
Interesting strategy: Charme offensive to unfreeze EU funds. Putting an end to the Orban corruption would be a lot cheaper. https://t.co/jjoW8Y0xV7
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676530050554818562
RT Anne Applebaum
Everyone keeps asking loudly when France, Germany and the US will "get tired" of helping Ukraine. But the one country that has never really helped Ukraine, and indeed aggressively opposes helping Ukraine, is Hungary https://n.respublicae.eu/nexta_tv/status/1674788869907300361
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NEXTA: Hungarian Prime Minister #Orban spoke out against the European Commission's plan to allocate €50 billion in aid to Ukraine, Reuters reported.
The politician also said that #Hungary will no longer give money to Ukraine.
"One thing is clear: we Hungarians will not give more… https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1674788869907300361 https://t.co/YvKXTHH60D
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/anneapplebaum/status/1676229844353286144
"The National Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan for 20-22 focus on public administration and do not cover the Prime Minister, ministers, commissioners, political state secretaries, political advisers and the Prime Minister’s agents, as such."
https://rm.coe.int/fifth-evaluation-round-preventing-corruption-and-promoting-integrity-i/1680ab87f5
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676139509451292674
"Brussels is performing a coup d'état on migration."
- the Fox-News-ization of Hungarian government communications is complete. https://t.co/Yq3zbCH4FB
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676209227776286727
Orban government:
'No-one should ever dare to comment on our internal affairs. No interference!!!'
Also Orban government:
'Here's our hot take on France:' https://t.co/SrSwZTXpbz
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1676224978423803904
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